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Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New court order to combat FGM

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

This month, a new provision came into effect, which provides for the imposition of Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Wardship

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Q. What is wardship and when is it used?

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - British citizenship for children

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

A child born in the UK does not automatically acquire British citizenship simply by virtue of having been born here.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Legal representation in contact case ruling

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A recent case concerned the funding of a legal representative for a father to avoid him having to cross-examine his daughter in court.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The law on surrogacy and its implications

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrogacy, where a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of giving the child to someone else after birth, raises crucial legal issues.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Personal adviser

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Q. What is the role of a personal adviser?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.

Legal Update: Court Report - Rejection of natural parent presumption

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Other

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Only 60 child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been identified by authorities out of thousands of new cases since last September, prompting fears parents are adopting new tactics to evade detection.

Legal Update: Support for special guardians

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Coram Children's Legal Centre's Child Law Advice Service (CLAS) is receiving an increasing number of queries about special guardianship. Kelly Reeve, team leader of CLAS, examines this trend.

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Winnie Banda, legal adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the Modern Slavery Act and the importance of providing guardians for separated children and young people.

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

With legal aid becoming more difficult to obtain, it is vital that vulnerable children and young people receive accurate advice.

Legal Update: Ending age-disputed detention

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre's Migrant Children's Project, examines the findings of a recent inquiry on immigration detention.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New measures tackle sexual exploitation

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has announced new measures in response to recent reports on institutional failings to protect children.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Mandatory reporting requirement for FGM

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

The government responds following its consultation on whether to introduce a mandatory reporting requirement for FGM cases.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Legal aid for victims of domestic violence

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Q. Is there going to be an appeal against the High Court's decision to reject the challenge against the lawfulness of the government's rules on legal aid for victims of domestic violence?

Legal Update: Handling child care proceedings

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Awaz Raoof, international research officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, takes a look at two recent judgments of the Family Division of the High Court regarding councils' handling of care proceedings.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Commons committee criticises legal aid cuts

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

A report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee examines the impact of changes to civil legal aid.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Female genital mutilation and care proceedings

Other

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Family judge holds that FGM could meet the "significant harm" and unreasonable parenting tests to initiate care proceedings.

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks if criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour will provide better protection to victims of domestic violence.

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Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New court order to combat FGM

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Wardship

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - British citizenship for children

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Legal representation in contact case ruling

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The law on surrogacy and its implications

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Personal adviser

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Legal Update: Court Report - Rejection of natural parent presumption

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Legal Update: Support for special guardians

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Legal Update: Ending age-disputed detention

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New measures tackle sexual exploitation

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Mandatory reporting requirement for FGM

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Legal aid for victims of domestic violence

Legal Update: Handling child care proceedings

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Commons committee criticises legal aid cuts

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Female genital mutilation and care proceedings

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

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